NHTSA Complaint #10994342 — 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10994342
Vehicle	2015 JEEP CHEROKEE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	June 10, 2017
Date Filed	June 11, 2017
Mileage	31,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

CAR WAS MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP. 1.5 YEARS OLD, 31,000 MILES. LAST OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP WAS ON 5/5/2017 WITH MILEAGE OF 29,056. FIRE OCCURRED ON 6/10/2017. DRIVING 35 MPH, STRAIGHT DOWN A SMALL HILL, FIRST GOT WARNING LIGHT THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, FOLLOWED BY ABS NEEDS SERVICING, FOLLOWED BY MANY WARNING LIGHTS ALL AT ONCE. GAS PEDAL FAILED TO WORK AT THAT POINT, LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAR. COASTED TO A DIRT LOT, GOT OUT, FIRE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DESTROYING THE CAR. FROM FIRST WARNING MESSAGE TO PULLED OVER WAS ABOUT 0.5 MILES AND ABOUT ONE MINUTE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS A UCONNECT UPDATE (THE FIRST FOR THE CAR) ON 6/2/2017, ONLY EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INCLUDING A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER THE FIRE. *BF *TR

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